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APPLICATION FILED MAY 23, 1912.

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Patented Sept. 16,1913.

Animat filed May 2a, 1912. Serial No. 699,090.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EUGEN J. FRAENKELI), a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and" State of New York, have invented certain new and-useful Improvements in Toys, of

which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to improvements in dolls having movable'eyes, especially eyes that are rotatable, and its advantages will be a parent-to those skilled in the art from the ollowing description-in connection with the drawings.

In these, Figure -1 is "a front elevation of the face of a doll or toy within my invention'; Fig. 2 is a rear view of Fig. 1.; Fig. 3 is a vertical section on an enlarged scale "rection of the arrows; and Fig. 4 is a rear view corresponding to Fig. 2 but illustratinga modification.

Describing now-the specific devices of the .drawings, 1 is a dolls head having eye sockets 2. The eyes 33 of suitable material such as china or glass suitably colored have a wire loop 4 projecting from the back of each eye.

In Fig. 3, 5 is a rubber cord or band or equivalent elastic member which is attached at one end to the wire loop 4 of the given eye, thence extends through a hole drilled from. the bottom'of the eye sockets 2 through the face of the doll, and thence preferably passesthrough a sleeve 6 at whose other end the elastic member is attached toacross piece of wire 7. The sleeve 6 is preferably provided so as to permit a greater range of elasticity by giving greater length to the elastic member 5. 8 1s a leather washer on the shank of each wire loop 4 at the back of the eye and is preferably provided so as to make the eye turn or rotate more smoothly, easily and snugly in its socket.

The result of the foregoin construction is that the child can rotate the eyes of the doll to produce a great variety of e res- 810115 of countenance. The elastics 5 avethe special advantages that they permit the eyes to be easily rotated but at the same time hold them snugly against the bottoms of their sockets and thereby prevent them from accidentally shifting from their adjusted positions. Finally, as the plaster or composition of the dolls face contracts or expands tic means connecting 'said holes in the face.

due to drying out or changes in theweather and temperature, the attaching member 5 can never bind the eyes so as to lock them immovably int-heir sockets, because these members 5 are elastic and therefore automatically shorten and lengthen to suit the changing conditions. 7

. Fig. 4 shows a modification wherein the crosswires 7 are done away with and wherein the elastic members 5 are connected by another iece 7 of the same material. In fact, in t e construction shown, the members 5, 5 and 7 are all one piece of rubber cord with its ends attached to the wire loops 4 of the respective eyes.

The operation and advantages are the same as those already pointed out. Perhaps the modification is advantageous over the first described construction because the sleeves 6' can be omitted.

What I claim is: j

1. A toy having a face with holes through it at the eyes, rotatable eye-balls, and elastic means connected with the eye-balls through said' holes in the face and having the rear portions secured against being pulled through the holes.

2. A toy having a face with holes through it at the eyes, rotatable eye-balls, elastic means located in said holes in the face having ends connected with said eyeballs and having rear portions secured against being pulled through the holes.

5.'A toy having a face provided with inset eye sockets and openings in rear there- .of, eyes in the sockets, and yielding means secured to the eyes and passing through the socket-holes, said means yieldingly ma' taining the eyes in the sockets and pe itting the same moved.

6. A toy ha a face provided wit inset eye sockets and openings in rear thereof,

eyes in the sockets, yielding means secured In testimon whereof I aflix my signature to the eyes and passixg through the socketin presence 0 two witnesses. holes said means yie mgly maintaining the n the sockets and permitting the same EUGEN FRAENKELL' eyes 1 being moved, 'and cushionlng pads inter- Witnesses:

osedbetween the eyes and the rear walls ALAN C. MCDONNELL,

EDNA A. M01:ELAND.

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